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- Mathillas, Johan, et al.
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Risk factors for depressive disorders in very old age : a population-based cohort study with a five-year follow-up
- 2014
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Ingår i: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. - : Springer. - 0933-7954 .- 1433-9285. ; 49:5, s. 831-839
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Depressive disorders are common among the very old, but insufficiently studied. The present study aims to identify risk factors for depressive disorders in very old age.The present study is based on the GERDA project, a population-based cohort study of people aged a parts per thousand yen85 years (n = 567), with 5 years between baseline and follow-up. Factors associated with the development of depressive disorders according to DSM-IV criteria at follow-up were analysed by means of a multivariate logistic regression.At baseline, depressive disorders were present in 32.3 % of the participants. At follow-up, 69 % of those with baseline depressive disorders had died. Of the 49 survivors, 38 still had depressive disorders. Of the participants without depressive disorders at baseline, 25.5 % had developed depressive disorders at follow-up. Baseline factors independently associated with new cases of depressive disorders after 5 years were hypertension, a history of stroke and 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale score at baseline.The present study supports the earlier findings that depressive disorders among the very old are common, chronic and malignant. Mild depressive symptoms as indicated by GDS-15 score and history of stroke or hypertension seem to be important risk factors for incident depressive disorders in very old age.
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- Nanda Biswas, Urmi, et al.
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Cognitive Interviews as a Method for Effective Cross-Cultural Research : A Study of Organisational Leaders in Sweden and India
- 2015
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Ingår i: Indian journal of social work. - 0019-5634. ; 76:4, s. 521-536
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The research attempts to demonstrate the effectiveness of cognitive interview (CI) techniques used while finalising the survey instrument for establishing the conceptual equivalence of ethical values practiced by the managers of the selected organisations from Sweden and India. The results provided substantive insight into the cultural differences that influence ethical values in the organisations. The paper highlights the types and applications of CI in the study of the different fields of human behaviour.
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- Nanda Biswas, Urmi, et al.
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Understanding Attractive Work in a Globalized World : Studies from India and Sweden
- 2017
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Bok (refereegranskat)abstract
- This book discusses organizational values and their implications for perceived attractiveness and effectiveness of the workplace through cross-cultural research in India and Sweden. The authors provide information on how organizational values are conceptualized, presented and perceived by manager-level employees through cases from manufacturing, information technology (IT), healthcare, and education sectors in a developing and fast-growing economy like India versus a developed and stabilized economy like Sweden. Comparative results from these two very different countries provide knowledge that can be applied to make the workplace attractive in the context of globalized business processes. The authors present corporate social responsibility (CSR) and equal opportunities for men and women in the organization (EO) as important values in making the workplace attractive, where attractiveness is conceived in terms of organizational commitment and employees' intention to leave. The two selected values are particularly important as India is the first country in the world to come up with a mandatory CSR law, whereas Sweden has a long history of CSR and EO. The book demonstrates how work organizations in both countries are promoting these values to meet the challenges of attraction and retention of employees. The findings in this book are based on data gathered from various sources and sample groups in India and Sweden. The book generates insight and valuable information for researchers of organizational psychology, human resource management, cross-cultural management, as well as for work managers and HR professionals.
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